My car has one of those electronic handbrakes that you press and it puts it on rather than the traditional method. Driving along I wondered if the manufacturer had put any safeguards ie it only works when or actually stationary and how devastating the results might be if a child pressed it in error whilst doing 70 on the m6.

The interest got the better of me and I can confirm that the manufacturer clearly didn't consider some idiot pressing it whilst the car was moving as a possibility.

Ha ha.

Broken hand break cable?

My wife's old car had one, it wouldn't work over 7mph which was a pisser when I was trying to handbrake it in the snow.

Also it was under the rhs where only the driver could reach. What car Matthew?

I've got a Astra on hire for the week as mrs Matt wanted to keep our car at home. Not that she goes anywhere

Ha ha.Broken hand break cable?

Hope not, it's parked on a hill

I was at another alarm company this afternoon for a social visit and they had a nice big egress button by the front door. Despite the fact the front door was wide open had to have a few presses making the ACT controller sound like it was tapping morse code

Hope not, it's parked on a hill

 

 

 

It amazes me the number of people who dont park in gear.

My car has one of those electronic handbrakes that you press and it puts it on rather than the traditional method. Driving along I wondered if the manufacturer had put any safeguards ie it only works when or actually stationary and how devastating the results might be if a child pressed it in error whilst doing 70 on the m6.

The interest got the better of me and I can confirm that the manufacturer clearly didn't consider some idiot pressing it whilst the car was moving as a possibility.

How else would you do handbrake turns?

It amazes me the number of people who dont park in gear.

I do, that might be the only thing keeping it where it is

I do, that might be the only thing keeping it where it is

hope you have turned your wheels in..

randon, but...

hope you have turned your wheels in..

You press my buttons most days and no I didn't. Might get a parking fine if my wheels outside the white lines.